Mar 29, 2019
100 min
Full-HD

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story (2019)

The hilarious and bizarre story of Frank Sidebottom, the cult British comedian in a papier mâché head, and the secretive life of Chris Sievey, the artist trapped inside.

Category

Documentary Music Comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Piece of Cardboard Productions Altitude Film Entertainment Freeway CAM B.V.

Chris Sievey

Himself (Archive Material)

Mark Radcliffe

Himself

Jon Ronson

Himself

John Cooper Clarke

Himself

Johnny Vegas

Himself

Ross Noble

Himself

John Thomson

Himself

Mike Doherty

Himself

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